Stumbles in time...

Everybody stumbles.

No one makes it through life with out making a few mis-steps. No matter how hard we try to hide them, we have all made mistakes.

Sometimes we can catch our balance and sometimes we land flat on our face.

I landed on my face once, and I stayed there for almost 10 years.

For the first few years, I didn’t even realize that I had fallen. For the next few years, I denied that I had fallen. For the last few years, I struggled to get up.

Now, 15 years after my initial fall, I still deal with the aches and pains.

I have pulled my self up and regained my full stride, but my knees are weaker and my back sore. I am much more weary of potholes and I meet cracks in the pavement with a cold diligence.